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| New Hawaiian monk seal pup with mom, on Tern Island/FFS. (Photo by Keith Burnett) |
Thursday, November 4, 2010
New seal pup on Tern!
Its very late in the year, but we have a new seal pup on Tern! This is especially wonderful for this critically endangered species, because shark predation is not an issue on Tern. The new pup will still need to get fattened up enough from mom's milk to survive until it learns to feed on its own, which is a big challenge. But at least no shark-wrestling for this guy! This mom had a pup on Tern in 2008, and was seen on Nihoa in 2010.
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